Peter Jonsson new Country President for Maintpartner Sweden

25.9.2013

Peter Jonsson has been appointed President Maintpartner Sweden and member of the Group Management Team. Peter will join the company as latest in the beginning of March 2014.

Peter, who has a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Linköping and a B.B.A. in Corporate Finance and organization, has spent 16 years in various managerial positions in the ABB group and has for the last three years been the MD of Alstom Power Sweden.

Maintpartner is a Nordic supplier of industrial maintenance and operation services. We are experts in maintaining availability of technical processes in the industry and the public sector, helping our customers to focus on their core business. Our ambition is to be the forerunner of the industry and the leading technical service company in the Baltic Sea region.Maintpartner Group employs some 1,650 people, and has net sales of approximately EUR 160 million a year. The Group has offices in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Estonia. Maintpartner Group is owned by the management and funds administered by CapMan. More information at www.maintpartner.com.

Sharing expertise group wide

6.9.2013

Maintpartner provides services to ensure the availability of technical processes by delivering tailored industrial service solutions that are constantly improved. Our ambition is to be a role model in industrial service business.

To be able to better fulfill our promise to be a world class master of maintenance we have established a Group Maintenance Development Team. There we have expertise for all key elements needed to improve productivity of our customers' production processes and to manage high quality maintenance operations ensuring cost effectiveness at all times. We have specified teams for e.g. preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance and maintenance management and analysis.

Maintenance Development Team provides special competence for the benefit of our customers in all Maintpartner countries. Otto Tarkiainen leads the Team.

Maintpartner Finland and Fortum have signed a three-year operation and maintenance agreement regarding Fortum's hydropower plants in the Oulujoki and Imatra regions.

Under the agreement, the local operation and maintenance personnel of Fortum's hydropower plants will transfer to Maintpartner as existing employees, effective 1 December 2013. The number of employees transferring from the Oulujoki and Imatra regions is 34 and 19, respectively. Some Fortum employees will remain locally at the power plants. These employees will focus on the management of hydropower assets, on local stakeholder relations and on hydropower investment projects.

-The agreement signed with Fortum is a significant step for Maintpartner as we expand in local operation and maintenance of hydropower plants as well as in project and installation services, especially in the Nordic countries, says Maintpartner's Juha Lepikko, Deputy Managing Director.

Maintpartner Group Maintpartner is a Nordic supplier of industrial maintenance and operation services. We are experts in maintaining availability of technical processes in the industry and the public sector, helping our customers to focus on their core business. Our ambition is to be the forerunner of the industry and the leading technical service company in the Baltic Sea region.Maintpartner Group employs some 1,650 people, and has net sales of approximately EUR 160 million a year. The Group has offices in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Estonia. Maintpartner Group is owned by the management and funds administered by CapMan. More information at www.maintpartner.com.

New organisation in Maintpartner Sweden

12.6.2013

To stregthen sales organisation and operative management in Maintpartner Sweden, the following appointments have been made:

Peter Revay will be in charge of Sales and Marketing.

Anders Mötsch is appointed Operative manager with responsibility for operations in all business areas.

Johan Westermarck takes up the position of Country Manager, Maintpartner Sweden (acting).

Further information:Johan Westermarck +358 50 339 7972.

New Personnel Manager at Maintpartner AB

28.5.2013

Linda Herbst,39 years old has been appointed as personnel manager at Maintpartner AB in Sweden. Linda Herbst comes from Lidl as an HR specialist. The role as personnel manager includes besides personnel matters, responsibility for the company's EHSQ (environment, health, safety, quality) and communication.

Linda Herbst will join the company on August 12.

Peter Revay VD

Fortaco Estonia enhances its maintenance by entering co-operation with Maintpartner

6.5.2013

Maintpartner and Fortaco have signed a three year maintenance outsourcing agreement. The agreement is valid from 3 June 2013 onwards and covers the Fortaco Narva production site. Maintenance personnel will transfer from the current service supplier to Maintpartner as old employees.

- We wanted to continue the overall productivity improvement and systematic production equipment availability improvement at our site in Narva by choosing a service supplier who is specialized in this, says Tomas Forsgård, Executive Vice President, Finland & Baltics from Fortaco.

- This agreement is a remarkable step for Maintpartner considering our extension plans in Estonia. The agreement also is the first maintenance outsourcing agreement, where the service concept is fully based on the different productized service components, Value Elements, tells Tommi Kajasoja from Maintpartner Group.

Fortaco is Europe's largest manufacturing partner for the engineering industry. The company's main products are high performing welded and machined components, ready-to-install operator cabins and fully-assembled machines and equipment for the world's leading engineering OEMs. The company employs 2,600 persons at 11 sites in Finland, Poland, Estonia, Hungary and Slovakia. Pro forma net sales for 2012 were EUR 250 million.More information at www.fortacogroup.com

Maintpartner is a Nordic supplier of industrial maintenance and operation services. We are experts in maintaining availability of technical processes in the industry and the public sector, helping our customers to focus on their core business. Our ambition is to be the forerunner of the industry and the leading technical service company in the Baltic Sea region. Maintpartner Group employs some 1,650 people, and has net sales of approximately EUR 160 million a year. The Group has offices in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Estonia. Maintpartner Group is owned by the management and funds administered by CapMan. More information at www.maintpartner.com

Strengthening operations in Maintpartner group

29.4.2013

Following nominations have been made in order to strengthen the sales and operations in Maintpartner group from 1.5.2013.

Johan Westermarck will continue as Group CEO but will leave Finnish Country Manager position. Markku Simola has been nominated as Country President, Maintpartner Finland. Markku Leinonen has been nominated as a successor to Markku Simola to his position as Business Unit Director South Finland.

Tommi Kajasoja, has been nominated as Vice President, Sales and Marketing to Maintpartner Group. Tommi Kajasoja will also continue to lead Baltic Countries and Expert Services development. Juha Lepikko has been nominated as Vice President, Business Development and Integrations in Maintpartner Group. He will also continue with sales, quality, environment and integration projects in Finland.

For more information:

Johan Westermarck, Group CEO, tel +358 50 339 7972

Maintpartner wins Service Provider of the Year Award

20.3.2013

Boliden Kokkola, Finland, has chosen Maintpartner as the Service Provider of the Year.

One of the selection criteria was Maintpartner's exemplary attitude towards work safety; both work supervisors and technicians were assessed to have good knowledge of safety issues. Also quality of the work and clear invoicing were acknowledged, as well as Maintpartner's ability to respond quickly to additional resource requests. Furthermore, Maintpartner's long experience of working in industrial environment was appreciated; independent problem solving skills were mentioned as an example of this.

- This recognition is a great achievement. It motivates us and confirms that we are progressing in the right direction, says Helinä Marjamaa, Director, Business Unit West/North Finland.

This award is not the first one granted to Maintpartner by Boliden. In 2012, Maintpartner received the Best Partner Award from Boliden Harjavalta, Finland.

Maintpartner expands in Poland

Ownership of the remaining 25% stays with the seller Rubo Sp z o.o., who is the owner of companies whose main businesses are scaffolding manufacturing, renting, selling and scaffolding installations.

Rubo Operator offers contract-based maintenance and operation services to companies operating in the Gdynia Shipyard area. Also expert services like crane maintenance are included in the company's portfolio. Rubo Operator has some 90 employees.

- This acquisition is in line with Maintpartner's ambition to grow within industrial maintenance business in the Baltic Sea region and an important step for us to strengthen our position in Poland, says Grzegorz Siodłowski, President of Maintpartner Poland.

- We were looking for opportunities for further development and wanted to extend our services to new areas of activity. I am convinced that Maintpartner will provide us with these possibilities, says Bogdan Szpilman, owner of Rubo.

Maintpartner is a Nordic supplier of industrial maintenance and operation services. We are experts in maintaining availability of technical processes in the industry and the public sector, helping our customers to focus on their core business. Our ambition is to be the forerunner of the industry and the leading technical service company in the Baltic Sea region. Maintpartner Group employs some 1,750 people, and has net sales of approximately EUR 150 million a year. The Group has offices in Finland, Sweden, Poland and Estonia. Maintpartner Group is owned by the management and funds administered by CapMan. More information at www.maintpartner.com.

Maintpartner employs in Poland approximately 250 people, and has net sales of approximately PLN 35 million a year. More information at www.maintpartner.pl.

Maintpartner buys EAutomation in Sweden

6.2.2013

Maintpartner has acquired the business operations of EAutomation AB, a company based in Karlskoga, Sweden.

The acquisition strengthens Maintpartner in its ambition to be the leading maintenance partner in Sweden.

Maintpartner is a Nordic supplier of industrial maintenance and operation services. We are experts in maintaining availability of technical processes in the industry and the public sector, helping our customers to focus on their core business. Our ambition is to be the forerunner of the industry and the leading technical service company in the Baltic Sea region.Maintpartner employs in Sweden approximately 300 people, and has net sales of approximately SEK 350 million a year. Maintpartner companies are part of Maintpartner Group, a company owned by the management and funds administered by CapMan. More information at www.maintpartner.se.